OPERATING
AIDS
TIME
LINKS
PROGRAMS
TO SET
YOUR
COMPUTER
TIME
About
Time --
Sets your
PC Clock
or Server
AtomTime
-- Sets ur
Clock to
world
standards
SocketWatch
-- Keep
your PC
clock
accurate
with the
ultimate
time
client for
Windows.
Atomic
Clock Sync
utility --
set your
local PC
time with
the US
Atomic
Clock
WEB
PAGES
ABOUT OR
GIVING
TIME
All
About
Times --
GMT Zulu,
UTC
World
Time Zone
.com
-- Several
WOW
presentations
World
Clock -
Time Zones
-- Local
Time of
many
cities
around the
world.
HamClock
-- Desk
Top
program
for Time
in the All
DXCC
Prefixes
-- A Real
Winner and
its Free!!
Official
US Time --
Precise
UTC Time
-- On Line
- From
Department
of
Commerce
and NIST
U.S.
Naval
Observatory
Master
Clock. --
Precise
UTC Time
-- On Line
Beacon
Wizard --
Track the
NCDXF
Beacons
and Sets
your PC
Clock to
world
standards
OSSYSTEMS
--
Sets your
PC Clock
to world
standards
NIST
Java UTC
Clock --
Precise
UTC Time
-- On Line
You
Have Never
Seen A
Clock Like
This One
World
Time Zone
Map --
From The
U.S. Naval
Observatory
UTC/GMT
Time
Conversions
To Local
Time
Sunrise/Sunset,
Gray line
and UTC
Time From
HAB
Software,
Hamburg,
Germany.
Sunrise/Sunset
-- By City
--
Moontimes
also -
From The
U.S. Naval
Observatory
Time
And
Frequency
Stations --
WW Precise
UTC Time
and
Frequencies
Standard
ITU
Phonetic
Alphabet
-
Sometimes
referred
to as NATO
Phonetics
A
Zillion
Phonetic
Alphabets.
-- Alpha,
Baker,
Cocoa,
Dog.
DXers
Phonetics
--By AC6V
-
Unofficial
Of Course!
Phonetic
Alphabets
--
Historic,
English
and others
-- via
J.W.Alcorn
- VK2JWA
Language
Translator
-- Great
DX Tool --
From
SYSTRAN®
Language
Translator
-- Great
DX Tool --
From
FreeTranslation.com
Morse
Code Pages
--Ultimate
CW Pages
Morse Code
Trainers
--Many To
Choose
From
AC6V's
Guide To
Q-Signals
Commonly
Used On HF
AC6V's
Guide To
Ham
Q-Signals
Commonly
Used On
VHF
Repeaters
Q-Signals
For Hams--
From The
Lincoln
Amateur
Radio Club
More
Q-Signals
For Hams --
Washington
State Net
MEGA
Q-Signals
-- An Old
List Of
Q-Signals
From The
40's ---
VERY LONG
NOTE: Most
of these
are not
used by
Amateurs.
Many for
Navigation,
Aviation,
Marine,
etc --
From The
Wilderness
Emergency
Medical
Services
Institute
Another
MEGA
Q-Signals
List
-- Edition
1994, 1998
--- VERY
LONG NOTE:
Most of
these are
not used
by
Amateurs.
Many for
Navigation,
Aviation,
Marine,
etc --
From Ralf
D. Kloth -
DL4T
Allied
Communications
Publications
Many
military
comm
manuals.
See ACP131
for
Official
Q-Signals
The
Missing
Q-Signals
-- Just
For Fun
QN-Signals.
-- For Net
Use Only
Part
97 --
From The
ARRL
US
Third-Party
Traffic
Agreements
From
The ARRL
Pile
Up Tapes
-- Via
Contesting.Com
Gray
Line
Program
-- From
PA3CQR
Gray
Line
Program
-- From
Alex
Shovkoplyas,
ex UR5EMI
(now in
VE3)
Grey
Line Map
-- Color
greyline
map that
automatically
refreshes
every five
minutes --
from
DX.QSL.NET
Grey
Line Map
-- by John
Walker (Fourmilab)
DX
View 1.1.5
--
FreeWare.
Find
heading,
country,
distance,
zone info
from
callsign
prefix ---
Includes
Maps,
Greyline
and More.
An
absolute
MUST SEE
GRID
SQUARES
Graphical
traffic
log
Version
2.2.2
-- From
Philippe
F1TPL --
Locators
displayed
on maps,
DXCC
displayed
on map,
French
department
on map,
Traffic
log,
Contest
and report
to EDI
format,
Audio
caller,
Statistics,
graphics,
Web
cluster
DX
Atlas 2.24
By VE3NEA
Has
menu that
allows you
to type in
a grid
square
number and
the
program
places a
cursor on
the map
presentation
allowing
you to
determine
the US
state or
country/province.
Also gives
distance,
bearing,
and
prefixes.
Artsci
has a
publication
that
although
it is a
repeater
guide
(excellent),
it has a
map of all
USA states
and the
grid
squares
within
that
state. The
map
extends
slightly
beyond the
state
borders,
so one can
see a grid
square
that
encompasses
2 or more
states.
Grid
Square
Conversion
(and
distance
calculation)
provided
by DK3VN
Grid
Squares
- WOW -
World Wide
- See This
one! From
VE2PIJ.
Grid
Squares
- WOW From
WA5UUD Via
The Six
Meter
World Wide
DX Club
Grid
Squares -
WOW from
ICOM --
Click on
AMATEUR,
then U.S.
Grid
Square Map
(470 KB
PDF)
Grid
Squares
-- From
the ARRL
Web --
on-line
grid-square
calculator.
Grid-square
calculator
program
for your
computer.
By hand,
as
explained
in the QST
Lab Notes
PDF file
Grid
Squares
-- Find
Grid
Squares By
callsign
From
BuckMaster
Grid
Squares
Map Of The
USA
Grid
Square
Calculator
-- Find
Grid
Squares By
Long/Lat
or find
Long/Lat
from Grid
Squares
--- From
AMSAT
Your
Grid
Square can
be found
at QRZ.COM
under
Detailed
Info. Also
BUCKMASTER
lists your
grid
square.
Not as
exact as
the AMSAT
method
above.
Worked
All Fields
-- From
The Field
Hunters
Home on
the 'Net
--
Sponsored
by TOEC -
Maintained
by SM3OJR
HAM
MAPS
Radio
Amateurs
World
Atlas Book
- From
DARC Via
The ARRL--
With CQ
Zones and
Prefixes
DX
ATLAS
- Great
Atlas With
Prefixes,
Zones,
Sun/Dark
zones from
VE3NEA
Ultimate
DX World
Map™
wall map
-- New
From
Millennia
Arts
HAM
MAPS WITH
PREFIXES
FREEBEES
USA
District
Map --
From The
ARRL
WAS
Map For
Tracking
(coloring
in) Worked
All States
WAS
Map For
Tracking
(coloring
in) --
includes
district
boundaries
USA
STATE AND
DISTRICT
MAP --
For
Coloring
In As you
Work Them
USA
District
Map --
By AC6V -
Includes
ITU and CQ
Zones
USA
District
Map --
KC0MCZ's
Maps
USA
District
Map --
From AL7FS
USA
District
Map --
From
Jeanne
K1MOM
USA
WAS Maps
and
Tracking
-- via
NB6Z
Maps
Of All US
States
Graphical
traffic
log
Version
2.2.2
-- From
Philippe
F1TPL --
Locators
displayed
on maps,
DXCC
displayed
on map,
French
department
on map,
Traffic
log,
Contest
and report
to EDI
format,
Audio
caller,
Statistics,
graphics,
Web
cluster
Ham
Maps From
EI8IC
CQ &
ITU Zones,
ITU
Regions,
Grid
Squares,
Contintents,
Time Zone,
And Great
Circle.
The most
comprehensive
prefix
maps on
the Web
are now
available
for free
download.
34 new
maps,
available
separately
or in a
combined
zipped
archive.
Ham
Map of the
World with
prefixes --
From
Allan,
VK2CA
Ham
Maps
-- World
Wide With
Districts
From SP8DA
Ham
Maps --
AT LAST --
On Line --
A great
set of Ham
maps with
prefixes
-- see
PREFIX
ELMER
Ham
Maps
-- Worked
All
Continents
WAC - From
Nomrax
Ham
Maps
-- CQ
Zones From
Nomrax
Ham
Maps
-- ITU
Zones From
Nomrax
Ham
Maps
-- ITU
Regions
From
Nomrax
ARM
- Amateur
Radio Maps
v 1.3 --
Must
Download
but a
goodie!!
ITU
Zone Map --A
GIF From
NEXUS-IBA
CIA
FactBook --
Great
Source of
DXCC
Country
Maps &
Facts
World
Atlas.com
-- Online
World
Atlas main
page
World
Atlas.com
-- Islands
Of The
World
1
Up
Travel.com
-- World
Atlas
Great
Maps
-- From
Univ Of
Texas --
Don't miss
this one -
covers the
World with
Long/Lats
TopoZone
Maps --
Gives
long, Lat,
Elavation
&
Detailed
Maps
Radio
Line of
Sight Plot
Server
GcmWin
- A
program to
make Great
Circle
Maps --
Via SM3GS Online
Map
Creation
using
AZ_PROJ
v1.1.6
Great
Circle
Maps
Geodetic
II --
Distance/Bearing
Finder -
From
Klaus-Dieter
Scholz
Great
Circle
calculations
-- -GCGC
by Ron
McConnell
W2IOL
Great
Circle
Maps -
azprj104.zip
program -
For any
point on
the earth.
AZIWORLD
This
program is
a
generator
of
coloured
azimuth
world maps
centered
on any
terrestrial
position.
From G.
RIVAT
F6DQM
Formulae
For
Calculating
Great
Circle
Heading
and
Distance
Information
BEAM
HEADINGS -
DISTANCE
BEARING
DXCC
Entity
List /
Beam
Headings --
Enter
Latitude
and
Longitude
-- get
Beam
Heading
and a DXCC
Prefix
List -- By
Randy,
W5UE
Amateur
Radio ADF
Is Back
-- Highly
Recommended
From Gulf
Coastal
Software.
Great
Prefix
Finder --
From K4UTE
Via NO4J
-- A must
see -- has
Prefix,
Country,
Continent,
CQ Zone,
ITU Zone,
Time,
Lat/Long,
Begin
Date, End
Date,
Deleted
information
DXCC
Country
List /
Beam
Headings
-- From
North
Jersey DX
Association
Distance
and
Bearing
Finder. --
Enter 2
cities.
Shows
Distance,
Beam
Headings
and maps
-- By Bali
Online
Beam
Headings
&
Distance
Excel
Spreadsheet
-- In zip
form from
K7NO
Beam
Headings
to DXCC
Countries
From The
North
Jersey DX
Association
KawAZ
is a
Azimuth
Angle
Calculation
Program
for the
Radio
Amateur
DX
View1.1.5
--
FreeWare.
Find
heading,
country,
distance,
zone info
from
callsign
prefix ---
Includes
Maps,
Greyline
and More.
An
absolute
MUST SEE
Beam
DX --
free
software
for radio
amateurs
or radio
listeners.
Allows to
point an
antenna
towards an
azimuth, a
locator,
an
international
prefix or
any other
geographical
position
on Earth
predefined
by its
latitude
and its
longitude.
Includes
the DXCC
list with
their
relevant
geographical
positions.
From G.
RIVAT
F6DQM
QTH
Locator --
By Klaus
Evers's,
DL3BAK --
Find
Distance/Bearing
and grid
squares --
A Must See
Beam
Headings
By Using
W6EL's
Propagation
Program
Beam
Headings
For The
Mac --
From James
Associates
GcmWin
- A
program to
make Great
Circle
Maps --
Via SM3GS
Online
Map
Creation
using
AZ_PROJ
v1.1.6
Great
Circle
Maps
Geodetic
II --
Distance/Bearing
Finder -
From
Klaus-Dieter
Scholz
GcmWin
- A
program to
make Great
Circle
Maps --
Via SM3GS
Online
Map
Creation
using
AZ_PROJ
v1.1.6
Great
Circle
Maps
Geodetic
II --
Distance/Bearing
Finder -
From
Klaus-Dieter
Scholz
Great
Circle
calculations
-- -GCGC
by Ron
McConnell
W2IOL.
Great
Circle
Maps -
azprj104.zip
program -
For any
point on
the earth.
Great
Circle
Distance
and
Bearing
Calculator
--On a
Lotus
spreadsheet
-- - By
David Stua
Formulae
For
Calculating
Great
Circle
Heading
and
Distance
Information
Also
see DX and
Contest
Software
Calculating
the
Distance
To The
Horizon
A
Calculator
for Line
Of Sight
To The
Horizon
Magnetic
Declination/Variation
Map --
From The
Compass
Store
WORLD
LATITUDES
AND
LONGITUDES
World
Latitudes
&
Longitudes
--
Gives
latitude
and
longitude
of major
cities
around the
world
USA
Latitude/Longitude
Position
Finder --
Map Based
Page to
identify
the
latitude
and
longitude
position
of any
point
within the
United
States.
Global
Gazetteer
Version
2.1 --
Gives
latitude
and
longitude
of major
cities
around the
world
Formulae
For
Calculating
Great
Circle
Heading
and
Distance
Information
All
About
Compasses
-- From
The
Compass
Store
Determining
declination
from
magnetic
north --
From The
Compass
Store
Zip
Code
Finder --
From The
Horse's
Mouth
Zip
& Area
Code
Finder
-- Click
On
"New
General
Combined
Lookup"
---
Zip/Area
to
County/City
& Vice
versa --
From Jay
Computer
Services
National
Address
Server
-- Enter
U.S.
postal
address --
gives zip
code, map,
and a
Postscript
or a GIF
file of
the
address
for
printing.
Area
Code
Look-Up
Search
for
information
for local
areas by
place
names, zip
codes,
etc.
Geography
links
GCGC
great
circle
(ellipsoid),
lat/long/grid,
MUF,
miles/Watt,
DX
database
DOS
Command
line
calculator.
(eventually
Linux)
http://home.earthlink.net/~rcmcc
Great
Circle
Bearing
and
Distance
Calculator
(Web's
Best)
http://www.indo.com/distance
World
& USA:
Mapblast
(lat/long
now hidden
in URL)
http://www.mapblast.com/
World
& USA:
Maporama,
Address to
Lat/Long
& Map
http://www.maporama.com/share/
Worldwide
Country
City/Town
Database (USGS
+ NIMA
+...)
USA
Geographical
Locator:
Montana
State
Univ.
(Many
maps...) http://www.esg.montana.edu/gl/
USA
Latitude/Longitude
Position
Finder
Map,
9-Step
Zoom
(Juggling
Information
Service
web site?)
http://www.juggling.org/bin/un.cgi/map-find
Canada:
Natural
Resources
Canada
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index.html
Australia:
Place
Names (gazeteer)
http://www.auslig.gov.au/mapping/names/natgaz.htm
Magnetic
Declination/Variation
vs. lat/lon,
altitude,
date http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/gmag/fldsnth1.pl
Magnetic
Declination/Variation
on World
Map:
MAGVAR,
under
"Free
Stuff"
http://www.pangolin.co.nz/
Magnetic
Declination/Variation
World Map
(PDF) http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html
Royal
Observatory
at
Greenwich:
the
beginning
of the
world Good
information
http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/
Bowditch
American
Practical
Navigator
web site
http://www.irbs.com/bowditch
Ed
Williams's
Spherical
Navigation
Formulas
with
examples http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.html
Ed
Williams's
Spheroidal
Navigation
Tutorial http://williams.best.vwh.net/ellipsoid/ellipsoid.html
US NGS
Ellipsoidal
Earth
Models,
Vincenty
Inverse
&
Forward http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/
Australian
Mapping
Agency:
Geodosy
reference,
formulas,
... http://www.auslig.gov.au/geodesy
Omar
Reis's
Tecepe
site with
Celestial
Navigation
Tutorial
&
Navigator
Light 3.0
http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav
Worldwide
Amateur
Radio Call
Prefix to
Lat/Long/etc "Most
Complete"
http://no4j.com/nfdxa/dxcc/dxcc.asp
Free
Software:
Forward/Inverse,
Datum
conversion,
etc. http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com/FREEBIE/freebies.htm
Marine
Navigation
Calculators:
several http://164.214.12.145/calc/calc_options.html
GIS Data
and
Software,
Free (Geocomm)
http://www.geocomm.com/
Astronomical
and
Numerical
Software
Codes: http://www.moshier.net/
Historic
Map
Collection
Online,
David
Rumsey
"...6000
pieces, or
about
150,000
individual
cartographic
items..."
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
Historic
&
Current
Maps,
Collection
Online:
Univ.
Texas
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
World Time
Zone Map,
CIA/PC
http://geography.about.com/cs/timetimezones/index_2.htm
World Time
Zones/Maps/Clocks
http://www.worldtimezone.net/
World Time
Server:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
Azimuthal-Equidistant
Projection
Maps:
(Great
Circle
Maps)
GCMWIN
Az-Eq
maps,
SM3GSJ
http://hem.passagen.se/sm3gsj/
World
Imagery
Database
(Photos
from
space)
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
Frequently
Asked
Questions
(FAQ)
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/faq-index.html
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